Guidance & resources
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November 7, 2025
Updated Practice Guidance by the PFD: The use of Intermediaries, Lay Advocates and Cognitive Assessments in the Family Court
Please read this latest guidance by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division
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November 6, 2025
Applications for Extension of Time: Practice Statement for First Tier Tribunal Tax Chamber
Read the guidance to help tribunal users regarding applications for the extension of time
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November 6, 2025
Revised Lord Chancellor’s Directions affecting the magistracy
Find out more about the wide range of reforms to improve recruitment, governance, and operational efficiency across the magistracy
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November 4, 2025
Factsheet on protective measures available in England and Wales re: international child abduction
Drafted by the Hague Network judges for England and Wales, this document summarises the protective measures available for allegedly abducted children
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November 3, 2025
Lady Justice Cockerill
Read a biography of the Lady Justice of Appeal, who is also the Deputy Head of Civil Justice
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October 31, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Judicial Guidance (October 2025)
Read the updated guidance which includes a glossary of common terms, advice on confidentiality, information on potential risks and more
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October 24, 2025
Practice Direction: Use of Forms in the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber)
This direction explains which forms should be used to start proceedings and applies to all parties whether or not they are represented by lawyers
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October 23, 2025
Crown Court Compendium — October 2025
Find the latest version of this essential guide produced by the Judicial College
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October 22, 2025
Lord Justice Miles
Lord Justice Miles was educated at the University of Oxford. He was called to the Bar in 1987 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 2002. He became a Deputy High Court Judge in 2006. He was the Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster between 2012 and 2020. He became a Judge of […]
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October 21, 2025
The Senior Courts Costs Office Guide 2025
This Guide explains in full detail what court users need to know to bring and respond to proceedings in the SCCO